The Role of Entrepreneurs’ Human and Social Capital in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services

Martina Gianecchini () and Paolo Gubitta

Chapter 9 in Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services, 2012, pp 174-192 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Over the past few years, the increasing importance of knowledge and learning has enhanced the interest in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) as a strategic sector. Interest in KIBS has increased considerably because of their role in the growth of employment rates (according to the Eurostat, employment in knowledge-intensive activities in the business sector accounted for 10–20 per cent of total employment in the majority of countries in 2009, with a mean 13.4 per cent in the European Union) and in innovation (for instance, the Sectoral Innovation Watch — a consortium funded by the European Union to provide policy-makers and innovation professionals with detailed insight into sectoral innovation dynamics across Europe — included KIBS as a sector to monitor in years to come).

Keywords: Social Capital; Human Capital; Entrepreneurial Experience; Specific Human Capital; Entrepreneurial Team (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137008428_10

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